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  • Muehlenbeckia
    • complexa   CAG02744

      (Pohuehue, Maidenhair vine)
      Height1.2mWidth5mFlowering SeasonSp - SuWaterMLightSun - Shade
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      A New Zealand vine for the clothing of unsightly structures, the finest wire frame topiary and often grown free standing as a hedge. Dark, wiry stems, sparingly bear, tiny, glossy, almost circular leaves, grow rapidly and branch readily to form a darkly appealing, shaggy curtain, or billowing mounds sans support.
      Fluid and amorphous, regular trimming improves density and can yield surprisingly articulate definition. I imagine, clipped into a free form sculpture, it could compose an entire garden, restful and easily maintained with a hedge trimmer (no woody branches here), especially practical and appealing in commercial installations, drive-throughs for instance, which are typically filled with ill suited shrubbery clipped to within an inch of life. Clusters of tiny. cream, urn shaped flowers of no importance.

      Hardy and rambunctious, tolerant of sun or shade and any reasonably drained soil, some summer water is recommended to maintain lushness. Not a good idea on living trees, great for cloaking dead ones.

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